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Model W1875 (For Machines Mfd. Since 1/20)
SAFETY
Additional Safety for Table Saws
Serious cuts, amputation, or death can occur from contact with rotating saw blade during opera-
tion. Workpieces, broken blades, or flying particles thrown by blade can blind or strike operators or
bystanders with deadly force. To reduce the risk of these hazards, operator and bystanders MUST
completely heed the hazards and warnings below.
PUSH STICKS/PUSH BLOCKS. To reduce risk of
accidental blade contact, use push sticks/push
blocks whenever possible. In event of an acci-
dent, these will often take damage that would
have occurred to hands/fingers.
FENCE. To reduce risk of kickback, make sure
fence remains properly adjusted and parallel
with blade. Always lock fence before using. Do
not use fence while using miter gauge. Make
sure fence is not touching the blade when the
saw is started.
CUT-OFF PIECES. To avoid risk of injury due to
blade contact, turn saw OFF and allow blade to
completely stop before removing cut-off pieces
near blade or trapped between blade and table
insert. Never use your hands to move cut-off
pieces away from blade while saw is running.
BLADE ADJUSTMENTS. Adjusting blade height or
tilt during operation increases risk of crashing
blade and sending metal fragments flying with
deadly force at operator or bystanders. Only
adjust blade height and tilt when blade is com-
pletely stopped and saw is O F F.
is not touching the guard, riving knife, or work-
piece before the saw is started.
CHANGING BLADES. Accidental startup while
changing saw blade can result in serious injury.
To reduce risk of accidental blade contact,
always disconnect power before changing
blades.
DAMAGED SAW BLADES.
can become deadly projectiles.
that have been dropped or damaged.
CUTTING CORRECT MATERIAL. Cutting metal,
glass, stone, tile, etc., increases
injury due to kickback or flying particles. Only
cut natural and man-made wood products, lami-
natecovered wood products, and some plastics.
Never cut materials not intended for this saw.
. Keep hands away
from saw blade and out of blade path during
operation, so they cannot accidentally slip into
blade. Only operate at front of machine and
always stand to side of blade path. Never reach
behind or over blade, or under blade guard
when blade is spinning.
The blade guard protects operator
from rotating saw blade. Make sure blade guard
is installed, adjusted correctly, and used for
all possible “through cuts.” Promptly repair or
replace if damaged. Re-install immediately after
operations that require its removal.
Use riving knife for all “non-
through cuts.” Make sure it is aligned and posi-
tioned correctly. Promptly repair or replace it if
damaged.
Kickback occurs when saw blade ejects
workpiece back toward operator. Know how to
reduce risk of kickback, and learn how to pro-
tect yourself if it does occur.
. Feeding workpiece incor-
rectly increases risk of kickback. Always allow
blade to reach full speed before cutting, feed
workpiece from front of saw, making sure work-
piece is flat against table and a fence, miter
gauge, or other guide is used to feed workpiece
in a straight line. Feed cuts through to comple-
tion. Never start saw with workpiece touching
blade or pull workpiece from behind blade.
Never back workpiece out of cut, move it side-
ways, or perform a “freehand” operation. Never
plunge cut.
ADO AND RABBET OPERATIONS. Dado and rab-
beting operations require special attention
since they must be performed with blade guard
removed, which increases risk of blade contact.
DO NOT attempt dado or rabbeting operations
without first reading these sections in this man-
ual.